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title: "Maintaining and Supporting the Dynamic Dispatch Model"
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# Maintaining and Supporting the Dynamic Dispatch Model

Buyer: BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f6f4ab40-951e-43d6-9084-d934d07d8bd6

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## Summary

The procurement process initiated by the Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) pertains to the contract titled "Maintaining and Supporting the Dynamic Dispatch Model." This contract falls under the services industry category with a focus on mathematical and forecasting software development. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, and the contract period spans from 24th August 2017 to 23rd January 2019. The tender submission deadline was 4th August 2017, leading to the award announcement on 22nd August 2017. The delivery addresses are located across various regions including the United Kingdom and Europe.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in software development, energy modelling, and mathematical or statistical services. Companies with expertise in C# programming, user requirement analysis, and those capable of providing training and quality assurance will be particularly well-suited to compete. The dynamic and evolving nature of this contract also indicates a potential for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) to engage effectively in this procurement process and enhance their business growth through innovative solutions and tailored support.

## Notice

BEIS is looking for a contractor to provide ongoing maintenance and support for the Dynamic Dispatch Model to ensure BEIS analysts can use the model effectively to meet policy needs, to provide ad-hoc model development and to ensure changes to the model are properly tested and integrated. Description: The contract has two main objectives: * Improving the in-house DDM capability and expertise, and in particular up-skilling in-house model developers. * Extracting better value from the model by implementing improvements, including model run-time improvements, and addressing risks early. The contract will cover support and training for DDM in-house expert users to assist them in setting up inputs, creating output templates, and resolving technical issues with the working environment. The project will also cover the development and roll-out of small and medium scale upgrades. The contractor will be responsible for dealing with issues that cannot be resolved by the in-house team, for providing training and for providing expert tailored support. As part of user support, contractors will be expected to set up their own systems to develop and test extensions and upgrades to the model. A range of different skills are required for this research. The following skills are considered particularly important for this work. * Expertise in the GB power sector * Expertise in software development and testing, preferably in the context of energy modelling * Expertise in C# programming * Understanding and meeting user requirements in a software development context. * Understanding and meeting user requirements in a model development context. * Mathematical and statistical modelling. * Ability to provide clear reporting and documentation of software functionality, model assumptions and any other relevant information. * Applying sound quality assurance processes and procedures to minimise modelling and input errors and to ensure model outputs are robust; * Training and coaching Additional information: The contract is to be for a period of 18 months, with a contract break at 12 months at which time BEIS may choose to terminate the contract. How to Apply If you wish to take part in this procurement please see the Tender documents attached to this Notice. Send your completed Proposal by email to Sara Tavares (DDM@beis.gov.uk) by Friday, 4 August 2017 at 16:00. Any late submissions will not be considered. BEIS reserves the right to halt the procurement process and to not award a contract. BEIS will not be held liable for recovery of costs from unsuccessful bids if a contract is not awarded. All costs will be borne by the bidding organisations. If a contract is created it will be upon BEIS Standard Terms and Conditions (at Annex C of the ITT document. After reviewing and evaluating the written proposals, BEIS may decide to hold bid clarifications with suppliers. If successful and upon contract signature, the supplier is expected to attend an inception meeting taking place in August 2019.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd1b4539-bc48-41d9-88a7-ee6ec2e1dfaa |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Sep 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Aug 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Aug 2017 |
| Contract period | 10 Sep 2017 - 10 Feb 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £95,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £94,750 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0ET |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LANE CLARK & PEACOCK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72212462 - Mathematical or forecasting software development services
- 72212463 - Statistical software development services
- 72242000 - Design-modelling services

## Release History

- 21 Sep 2017 at 13:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd1b4539-bc48-41d9-88a7-ee6ec2e1dfaa
- 25 Jul 2017 at 16:37 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/63f47ae7-7430-4ee3-af9f-dfe6f4667adc
- 14 Jul 2017 at 09:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/63f47ae7-7430-4ee3-af9f-dfe6f4667adc

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd1b4539-bc48-41d9-88a7-ee6ec2e1dfaa
  21st September 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/63f47ae7-7430-4ee3-af9f-dfe6f4667adc
  25th July 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/fa058e9c-5c8b-447a-96f7-a287f926f3ca
  ITT for Maintaining and Supporting the Dynamic Dispatch Model
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ab3b3a3b-36d8-46d9-915c-9e2e620ba3cf
  Q&A Maintaining and Supporting the Dynamic Dispatch Model

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